The birth of Vyāsa's son, Śuka, is narrated in the Mahābhārata as follows:
Bhishma said. 'The son of Satyavati having obtained this high boon from the great God, was one day employed in rubbing his sticks for making a fire. While thus engaged, the illustrious Rishi, O king, beheld the Apsara Ghritachi, who, in consequence of her energy, was then possessed of great beauty. Beholding the Apsara in those woods, the illustrious Rishi Vyasa, O Yudhishthira, became suddenly smitten with desire. The Apsara (Ghritachi), seeing the Rishi's heart troubled by desire, transformed herself into a she-parrot and came to that spot. Although he beheld the Apsara disguised in another form, the desire that had arisen in the Rishi's heart (without disappearing) spread itself over every part of his body. Summoning all his patience, the ascetic endeavoured to suppress that desire; with all his effort, however, Vyasa did not succeed in controlling his agitated mind. In consequence of the inevitability of what was to happen, the Rishi's heart was attracted by Ghritachi's fair form. He set himself more earnestly to the task of making a fire for suppressing his emotion, but in spite of all his efforts his vital seed came out. That best of regenerate ones, however, O king, continued to rub his stick without feeling any scruples for what had happened. From the seed that fell, was born a son unto him, called Suka. In consequence of his circumstance attending his birth, he came to be called by name of Suka.
Now if some Hindus believe babies cannot be born without copulation or without a mother bearing the child for 9 months, can they ask the following question, based on the above story, on this site?
I do not believe the entire official story to be true, as it's impossible for a human to be born out of thin air. So who's the real biological (human) mother of Śuka? Who was the lady that delivered and raised him? Was it Ghṛtācī? If yes, what was her varṇa/caste? Also, if she's a human after all, what does "she-parrot" in the story signify?
Are questions of this sort allowed? If not, why not?
I understand the speculative nature of such questions, but if we have to determine the birth-based varṇa/caste of Śuka it is especially important that we know who his human mother was. Don't we?
EDIT
Here's my attempt to post the specific example I cited above on the main site:
